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Authentic Bulgarian folklore songs »

Artist: Bulgarina Label: AMAdea Records Album: Nuggets Of Gold Genre: Traditional Folk Buy CD ARTIST DESCRIPTION Zhelyazko Zhekov is one of the famous producers in the field of the Bulgarian’s folklore. He is also musician, composer, arranger, teacher and as a whole – connoisseur of the Bulgarian traditional and national music. During the years Zhelyazko [...]

Sones De Mexico Ensemble Chosen To Represent U.S. At The 2008 World Folk Song Festival In Beijing »

Beijing has been the world’s focus of attention for international events in 2008: the Olympic Games in August, and the Paralympic Games in September. From October 3rd to 8th, Beijing will host the 2008 World Folk Song Festival, featuring performers from 25 different countries and 13 Chinese provinces. The six-day extravaganza will be held at [...]

Brad Senne – The Shapes That Shift Us release »

Style: Acoustic Folk Pop Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Latest Release: The Shapes That Shift Us About Brad Senne: Music in the style of Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Rogue Wave and Iron and Wine. In early 2007, Senne bought a laptop computer and recorded the basic tracks for The Shapes That Shift Us. The album was mixed [...]

Amelia – A Long, Lovely List of Repairs review »

Amelia the band, not the girl, has been making a name for themselves in the Pacific Northwest and seem positioned perfectly with their new release A Long, Lovely List of Repairs to solidify their foundation and expand upon it. In spite of the confusion that the name of the band creates, they decided that they [...]

Multi-Talented, Political-Themed Artist Re-Releases Yankin’ the Food Chain »

Polarity/1, the multi-genre artist best known for bold, honest, hard-hitting songs, is re-releasing his hit album, Yankin’ the Food Chain, now with re-mastered tracks. Polarity/1′s music has been incorporated by dance theaters and documentarists, including Danny Schechter’s feature-length film documentary ‘In Debt We Trust’ and Battery Dance Company’s 26th Annual Downtown Dance Festival last year. [...]

Amelia Releases Atmospheric Folk Roots Album »

Hailing from the great Northwest, Amelia, the band, not a person, is ready to fill your head with a rich pageant of musical tapestries and atmospheres on their new release A Long, Lovely List of Repairs, on the Adrenaline imprint. Even though the band knew how people would interpret their name, the lead singer Teisha [...]

Amy Speace Live On KRFC 88.9 FM Available At ReverbNation »

On August 24, 2006, Wildflowers Records alternative-country artist Amy Speace stopped by Fort Collins’ KRFC 88.9 FM for a live in-studio interview and performance on the station’s Live@Lunch show. Now MusicDish is making 8 tracks available from that memorable show freely available in MP3 format through social networking site ReverbNation at http://www.reverbnation.com/amyspeace Amy’s ReverbNation profile [...]

Indie Artist Tries To Counter Debt Industry Propaganda »

Maybe you’ve noticed that America’s debt industry — based on legalized loan-sharking — has created an economic crisis that threatens to go global. On a more local level — millions of families are facing home foreclosures and bankruptcy. And the credit card offers just keep flowing into our mailboxes. “The avalanche of propaganda from the [...]

2008 USA Songwriting Competition Deadline Looms »

The 2008 USA Songwriting Competition deadline is fast approaching. Win a top prize of $50,000 worth of cash and merchandise such as cool gear from Sony, Ibanez Guitars, D’Addario Strings, Peavey, Audio-Technica and more. Also, have your winning songs played on radio! Enter in Pop, Rock/Alt, Folk, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Instrumental, etc. http://www.songwriting.net/tagit.html Since 1995, [...]

Amy Speace Live On WFUV 90.7FM NYC – Free MP3s! »

On December 11, 2006, Wildflowers Records singer-songwriter Amy Speace was in NY for a live interview on WFUV 90.7 FM’s “Folk Sunday Breakfast with John Platt.” Now her live performances on the show, including songs ‘The Real Thing,’ ‘Dreamin’ and ‘Step Out of the Shade’, are exclusively available through social network site ReverbNation at http://www.reverbnation.com/amyspeace [...]